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Results: NIRSA 2007 Collegiate Volleyball Sport Club Championships

Part of the National Campus Championship Series

University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (Men’s Division I)

The University of Texas at Austin (Women’s Division I)

University of California, Santa Barbara (Men’s Division I-AA)

Ohio Northern University (Men’s Division II)

The University of Texas at Austin “B” (Women’s Division II)

University of Arizona “B” (Men’s Division III)

Six teams earned the honor of national champions at the NIRSA Collegiate Volleyball Sport Club Championships, held in Louisville, Kentucky April 12-14. Congratulations to these champions:

• University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (Men’s Division I)
• The University of Texas at Austin (Women’s Division I)
• University of California, Santa Barbara (Men’s Division I-AA)
• Ohio Northern University (Men’s Division II)
• The University of Texas at Austin “B” (Women’s Division II)
• University of Arizona “B” (Men’s Division III)

The day before the tournament, inclement weather forced 44 teams to alter their travel routes. However, tournament staff scrambled to accommodate the teams’ misfortunes and adjusted the schedule so that all teams could make their first-round matches. By the end of the first playing day, a record 240 teams were competing on 30 courts in the largest NIRSA Volleyball Championships in its 23-year history.

In a spectacular finals match held at the Broadbent Arena in front of 2,500 fans, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh won their second consecutive championship in Men’s Division I by defeating Lakeland College 25-16, 23-25, 19-17. The University of Texas at Austin women’s team won their third straight division I championship over Marquette University 25-18, 25-16. In recognition of this achievement, The University of Texas at Austin lights it Main Building Tower on May 2 in honor of the women’s team.

View complete tournament results, all tournament teams, and more photos. 

The 2008 NIRSA Volleyball Championships will take place in Dallas, Texas April 10-12 at the Dallas Convention Center.

NIRSA Volunteers

• Dave Ostrander, University of Dayton
• Mary O’Mahoney, University of Arizona
• Michelle Williams, Purdue University
• Richard & Kathy Romero, University of Arizona
• Ruchelle Dunwoody, Miami University
• Stacy Hazenberg, Sam Houston State University
• Derek Hottel, Western Kentucky University
• Jordan Gardner, Western Kentucky University
• Bill Sells, Ohio University
• Vinnie Daino, Purdue University
• Kathy Lawhead, Purdue University
• Billy Mathew, University of North Texas
• Chris McAlphine, Texas State University
• Adam Pruett, UCLA
• Cody Nichols, University of Arizona
• Justin Anderson, Western Kentucky University
• Clare Glaser, University of Dayton
• Christine Williams, University of Missouri-Columbia

Tournament Staff

• Gary Colberg
• Jose Jones
• Jason Rehm
• Bill Forrester
• Richard Bleau
• Ric Washburn
• Greg Leung
• Sue Mailhot